•Jimmy is a serious, quiet, mysteries individual who portrays a hero because he is seen as the star player. After the death of his coach, he stopped playing basketball. Many people tried to persuade him to get back in the game, except Norman Dale. Norman did not push him or try to pressure him into playing basketball. The Incentive Theory applies to Jimmy because he decided to play ball again in exchange for Norman Dale to stay as coach. He even said that he wouldn’t play if the coach was fired. Jimmy was energized to play basketball again and to end the strike he was in. His direction was to play ball again in order to save the coach’s job and to lead his team to victory. Jimmy did not show any intensities, he had the same serious expression during the entire movie.
•Everett is a mature individual who is embarrassed, disappointed, and angry because his dad is an alcoholic. When his dad interrupts a basketball game and causes a technical foul on the team, Everett gets angry. And that anger messes with his homeostasis, by increasing his heart rate and blood pressure. The Drive-Reduction Theory applies to him because his need is to get his equilibrium balanced and his drive was to relieve the anger/stress he was
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He is known as the town’s drunk and even shows up to his son’s games in that state. When Norman Dale offers him a job, with the exception that he must be sober, Shooter starts doubting whether he should do it. But when Norman brings up how he is embarrassing his son, Shooter gets motivated. The Cognitive/Extrinsic Theory is applied because it was Shooter’s desire to change and be accepted by his son that motivated him to attempt to be sober. Shooter was sacrificing his drinking habits and suffering from withdrawal. His direction was to become sober and try to change his image by wearing a suit and grooming. He was able to deal with things for a bit, but then he got stressed and